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Provide Solar Power to 8 Sierra Leone Villages

Education ,

Project Challenge 2008 participant.

8 communities next to Tiwai Island in Sierra Leone will receive solar electricity. Schools will be targeted to expand access to education, increase community activities and act as charging facilities.

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	$10 - Two CFL bulbs for the school
	$25 - Buys a rechargeable lantern and battery
	$50 - Bulk charger for the rechargeable lanterns
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New - Provide Scholarships to Sierra Leonean Children

Children

Project seeks to guarantee educational opportunities, a basic right, to deserving and exceptional children from a lower economic background, through the provision of assistance through scholarships.

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	$10 - provides 10 notebooks for 10 children (1 each)
	$25 - provides a book scholarship for one child, for a year
	$50 - provides meals for 1 child, for 2 months
	$100 - provides a tuition scholarship for a child, for a year
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

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Empower Youths Through Computer Skills Training

Technology

Training in basic computer skills provides essential job-related skills and empowers disadvantaged youths. Participants are better qualified and become productive individuals in their communities.

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	$15 - provides training materials / manual for one participant
	$25 - will purchase fuel used in backup power / electricity generator
	$50 - will rent a LCD projector used during 2-day training session
	$100 - provides internet access for use by youth group
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	$ Other amount
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New - Provide Vital Vocational Trade Skills Training

Economic Development

Project facilitates valuable trade skills training enabling youths and young adults to be gainfully employed and self-sufficient. This training, in high demand, empowers and fills a vital gap.

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	$15 - Provides training materials / supplies for one participant
	$25 - Provides gara-tie dying and soap making materials for 1 trainee
	$50 - Allows 2 trainees to attend for a month
	$100 - Buys one sewing machine used to teach basic sewing
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Sponsor Microfinance: Empower Small Businesses

Microfinance

Project will provide training and financial booster-shot to small businesses, enabling them to start, expand and become self-sufficient. This assistance will help them to break the cycle of poverty.

How You Can Help:

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	$15 - provides training materials / supplies for one participant
	$25 - helps provide business supplies such as calculators, ledgers, pens etc.
	$50 - will rent a LCD projector used during 2-day training session
	$100 - provides business capital for one small business
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	$ Other amount
	or give as a gift in honor/in memory of someone

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